# NTSB FTW73FRA02: Cessna 150F, N6875F, Galveston, TX, July 6, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 6, 1972
- Place: Galveston, TX · GALVESTON, TX
- Location: 29.3014° N, 94.7978° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Galveston, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.3014&lon=-94.7978&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 23, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 167184
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW73FRA02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73FRA02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3385   72/7/6    GALVESTON,TEX       CESSNA 150F         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 47, 71 TOTAL
        TIME - 1030                    N6875F              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SCHOLES
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TOMBALL,TEX                 GALVESTON,TEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6875F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6875F-1977-11-16), registration cancelled 1977-11-16, S/N 15063475 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150F
- Registry model: [Cessna 150F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (registry code 2071814) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Scholes

## Other investigations on N6875F (2)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW77FRA34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77FRA34), Sep 18, 1977: Cessna 150 (N6875F), Tomball, TX, substantial damage, 1 fatal
- [NTSB FTWL7D0574](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTWL7D0574), Feb 9, 1967: Cessna 150 (N6875F), Tivoli, TX, substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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